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Winchester model 54 #13458650 01/16/19
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,186 Winchester ID K kenster99 OP Campfire Tracker
OP kenster99 Campfire Tracker K Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,186 Winchester ID	Any fans of these out there? I found pretty much a duplicate of one I let go 50 years ago. Its the carbine model, 20"barrel 30-06, I think made in 1929. Blueing wear, but still a good solid rifle.Original butt plate, uncheckered stock with the groove in forearm.Sight is missing,replaced with a reciever peep.Hard w/o pic, but an estimate on value? Thanks

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Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13458772 01/16/19
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,908 Time to be someplace else 2 284LUVR Campfire Ranger
284LUVR Campfire Ranger 2 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,908 Time to be someplace else	Had one in 30 Gov't. Nice.

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13459063 01/16/19
Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 54 C carbinecol Campfire Greenhorn
carbinecol Campfire Greenhorn C Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 54	There aren't many, but there are a few fans of them. Me included. Very hard to find original ones. The carbine seems especially hard to find. Makes for boring collecting, but allows for more time to learn and appreciate.

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13459245 01/16/19
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BLR358WIN Campfire Regular B Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 650	Ken, last year at an auction I saw a carbine just like yours though slightly customized go for 600 bucks

Re: Winchester model 54 BLR358WIN #13459402 01/16/19
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,186 Winchester ID K kenster99 OP Campfire Tracker
OP kenster99 Campfire Tracker K Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,186 Winchester ID	Thanks. I think I can pick this one up for about that same price.

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Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13461672 01/17/19
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,059 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh Campfire Ranger
gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,059 Annapolis, Md.	For that kind of money I would snatch it up. "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13461896 01/17/19
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,700 Lakewood, CO z1r Campfire Regular
z1r Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,700 Lakewood, CO	I have one in .30-30, really like it, a lot. It would be one of the very last guns I would let go. Saw one here recently in .06, another carbine that bad been altered for scope use. I had no interest in it but an unaltered example, now that's another story. Asking price was around $600.

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13463558 01/17/19
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 785 Alaska A aguyinAK Campfire Regular
aguyinAK Campfire Regular A Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 785 Alaska	I tired collecting those for about 2 cups of coffee, but in unaltered condition they are like hens teeth. For a while I had a carbine 30-06, and a standard 30-06. That’s as far as I got, I think at the time I was paying about 400$ a gun this is a few years ago now. Still a great gun just didn’t have the patience. Good luck. Three most useless things to a pilot are: 1. The altitude above you 2. The runway behind you 3. The fuel on the ground

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13463823 01/17/19
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,963 J Jericho Campfire Outfitter
Jericho Campfire Outfitter J Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,963	There was a M54 Super Grade in 257R on GUNSINTERNATIONAL for quite awhile before it sold. I think it was priced $1800

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13463935 01/17/19
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 14,038 North of Bonners Ferry ID. deerstalker Campfire Outfitter
deerstalker Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 14,038 North of Bonners Ferry ID.	have had many in 270 and 30-06 but finding them unaltered is almost impossible. the last one i had had 12, count em , 12 holes in the barrel alone would love one in 3030 the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

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Re: Winchester model 54 z1r #13464992 01/18/19
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,059 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh Campfire Ranger
gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,059 Annapolis, Md.	Originally Posted by z1r I have one in .30-30, really like it, a lot. It would be one of the very last guns I would let go. Ditto for my 54 .30-30. "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13465695 01/18/19
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,599 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana
kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,599 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas	Only alteration on my 54 is a Lyman 48 receiver sight. I like it! It’s a 30Govt 06 Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13465842 01/18/19
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,059 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh Campfire Ranger
gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,059 Annapolis, Md.	I would dearly love a .22 Hornet M54. "I will name it George. I will hug it, and pet it, and squeeze it" (apologies to Looney Tunes/ Daffy Duck). "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: Winchester model 54 gnoahhh #13465851 01/18/19
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,186 Winchester ID K kenster99 OP Campfire Tracker
OP kenster99 Campfire Tracker K Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,186 Winchester ID	A hornet probably a hard one to find!

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13465994 01/18/19
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Poconojack Campfire Tracker P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 7,336 The West Mountain	Originally Posted by kenster99 A hornet probably a hard one to find! That’s a carbine stock and not original to the gun as Winchester never catalogued a M54 22 Hornet carbine. "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson

Re: Winchester model 54 Poconojack #13466028 01/18/19
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,099 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter
Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,099 new hampshire	Gary, I had a pretty near mint one in 22 Hornet ,but let it go about 2 years ago, because i just couldn't stand that it had been drilled and tapped for target scope blocks !!!!!!!!

Re: Winchester model 54 Poconojack #13466166 01/18/19
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,186 Winchester ID K kenster99 OP Campfire Tracker
OP kenster99 Campfire Tracker K Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,186 Winchester ID	Thats a 30-06 I posted. Just making a statement to gnoahhh, hard to find a 54 22 hornet. Sorry for the confusion.

Re: Winchester model 54 Loggah #13466744 01/18/19
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,059 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh Campfire Ranger
gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,059 Annapolis, Md.	Originally Posted by Loggah Gary, I had a pretty near mint one in 22 Hornet ,but let it go about 2 years ago, because i just couldn't stand that it had been drilled and tapped for target scope blocks !!!!!!!! If that happens again, Don, I'll gladly drive to New Hampshire! D/T'ed for Weaver mounts (which probably means the bolt handle's altered too), nah, but one extra set of holes for Unertl blocks wouldn't phase me in the least- although why someone would do that is beyond me considering that SOP is to use the dovetail to hold the front mount in conjunction with the factory holes on the ring. The first thing I would do with it would be to slap a Unertl on it anyway regardless. Last edited by gnoahhh; 01/18/19. "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13467172 01/18/19
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,244 Paradise,Alaska Big Stick Campfire Kahuna
Big Stick Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,244 Paradise,Alaska	Junk................. Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13467854 01/19/19
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,059 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh Campfire Ranger
gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,059 Annapolis, Md.	In one way they are, in terms of junk to a junkie. Gotta feed the addiction. ...But that's the only way. "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: Winchester model 54 kaywoodie #13467870 01/19/19
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,059 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh Campfire Ranger
gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,059 Annapolis, Md.	Originally Posted by kaywoodie Only alteration on my 54 is a Lyman 48 receiver sight. I like it! It’s a 30Govt 06 Here too! 48's rule. Now and then I install a scope block in the rear dovetail (the original barrel sight remains tucked away for posterity) and one or the other Unertl's gets clamped on for some serious cast bullet load testing. Since I've owned it cast bullets have been the only things I've sent down its bore. It makes it into the deer woods every year while sporting its Lyman 48. "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13468822 01/19/19
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,244 Paradise,Alaska Big Stick Campfire Kahuna
Big Stick Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,244 Paradise,Alaska	Pardon my shooting it all and then some. '54,Shilen spout,McMillan G&H,Skookum trigger,K-Hornet(minimum headspace),yada,yada,yada. Hint...................... Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13468899 01/19/19
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,059 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh Campfire Ranger
gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,059 Annapolis, Md.	Pretty nifty for what it is, but it's not a M54 now, is it? "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13468936 01/19/19
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,244 Paradise,Alaska Big Stick Campfire Kahuna
Big Stick Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,244 Paradise,Alaska	Your INCREDIBLE Dumbfhuqktitude never disappoints. Wow +P+!.............. Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."

Re: Winchester model 54 Big Stick #13471185 01/19/19
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3dtestify Campfire Regular 3 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,690 NE Oklahoma	A Skookum trigger? I’ve never heard of that brand name.

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13471342 01/20/19
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,244 Paradise,Alaska Big Stick Campfire Kahuna
Big Stick Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,244 Paradise,Alaska	Your "knowledge",don't skew facts. Hint................. Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13471460 01/20/19
Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 77 Arkansas Kansan Campfire Greenhorn
Kansan Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 77 Arkansas	I have a 54 in 270 made in 1925 (2 digit SN). Unfortunately, someone had it drilled and tapped for a Griffin & Howe scope mount.... Kansan

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13471579 01/20/19
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gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana G Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,238 Oklahoma	Enjoy those old rifles. Trump Won!

Re: Winchester model 54 gnoahhh #13527460 02/04/19
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Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,695 Southern Oregon USA	Originally Posted by gnoahhh Originally Posted by z1r I have one in .30-30, really like it, a lot. It would be one of the very last guns I would let go. Ditto for my 54 .30-30. 2:30 AM insomnia and then I stumble across this again.... as I head back to bed after winching in excruciating envy... This is my ultimate pawn shop finding goal.... "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13530171 02/04/19
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,990 Tallahassee, FL USA P pacecars Campfire Tracker
pacecars Campfire Tracker P Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,990 Tallahassee, FL USA	Had a mint one in .270 from the year it was introduced but sold it several years ago Guns don't kill people, it's mostly the bullets

Re: Winchester model 54 Kansan #13540160 02/07/19
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,935 Texas G Gun_Doc Campfire Regular
Gun_Doc Campfire Regular G Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,935 Texas	Originally Posted by Kansan I have a 54 in 270 made in 1925 (2 digit SN). Unfortunately, someone had it drilled and tapped for a Griffin & Howe scope mount.... Kansan Originally Posted by Kansan I have a 54 in 270 made in 1925 (2 digit SN). Unfortunately, someone had it drilled and tapped for a Griffin & Howe scope mount.... Kansan If it makes you feel any better, consider that at the time that was considered one of the best set ups to be had. Clinging to guns & religion since 1959 Keyboards make people braver than alcohol Election Integrity is more important than Election Convenience Washington Post: "Democracy Dies in Darkness" More correct: "Killing Democracy Faster Than Darkness"

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13549405 02/10/19
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,059 Annapolis, Md. G gnoahhh Campfire Ranger
gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,059 Annapolis, Md.	Did they alter the bolt handle too? The G&H setup wouldn't make me cry- I'm a user not a collector, and I love the G&H system, a lot. D/T'ed for Weaver mounts and I'm pained. "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: Winchester model 54 kenster99 #13620527 03/03/19
Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 77 Arkansas Kansan Campfire Greenhorn
Kansan Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 77 Arkansas	Originally Posted by gnoahhh Did they alter the bolt handle too? The G&H setup wouldn't make me cry- I'm a user not a collector, and I love the G&H system, a lot. D/T'ed for Weaver mounts and I'm pained. As far as I know, the bolt handle hasn't been altered and the G&H is long gone. Never looked for one, but not sure how hard it would be to find one.... Kansan

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